Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival 2010

Hey festival-goers, WELCOME TO POPPYPRINT!

Allow me to introduce MuuMuu Bijoux to you. This is MuuMuu:

She's frolicking in the Hawaiian sun with her groovy gal pals in search of sea life...can you spot a lobster, a starfish, a scallop shell and a sea horse? They're all right there, hiding in the sand. This quilt should be new to most of you, unless you've gone way back in the archives to my first ever post. It was done in 2004 and it is by far the most favourite-ist thing I've ever made. For many reasons....here are a few (most of them representing quilting 'firsts' for me):

Free cut and pieced curves

Improvisational flying geese

A yo-yo sun (paper pieced then appliqued on)

This quilt represents the first time I made something inspired by a real person, my late mother-in-law. Almost every year, B's family would vacation in Maui. His mom would purchase Hilo Hatie (Hawaiian fabric), bring it home and make a muumuu for herself for loungin'. The 'bijoux' in the title refers to the jewel tones of the dress fabrics on all the beach girls. I wanted to celebrate the vast range of body sizes and colours you see on a vacation beach.

I learned to make the 'paper dolls' at a class taught locally by Barb Mortell, an inspiring Vancouver quilt artist. I believe this will remain my all-time favourite quilt for many years to come. I could stare at it for hours as I love all of the colours and am very proud of the quilting. I'm not sure I've quilted anything quite as well since!

oh i think this might be my favourite quilt of the festival. it is definitely up there. the details. the devil is in the details. okay maybe not the devil. you know what i mean. make another one. you are in this quilt. some big part of you anyway. that's what makes it so great.

That is sooooooo fabulous - I love the colours, the way there is so much to look at, different techniques, I love all the colours and sizes of women on the beach, their bright dresses, the sand castle, the details in the quilting. I can see why it's your favourite.

Oh my gosh, this has to be one of the coolest quilts I've ever seen!!!! Love, love, love it! Thanks for sharing the inspiration behind the quilt and all the lovely details. I can see why this is your favorite quilt! I've been so busy with my packing and moving that I haven't had a chance to visit the Blogger's Quilt Festival this time around...only the blogs that I follow. So glad I recently became a follower or I would have missed this awesome quilt!!!! Did I tell you I love this quilt?!

How I managed to miss your festival post is beyond me, but I'm so glad I found it through your Flickr pics; it's so beautiful! I love the happy colours and all the details!! It's hard to believe it's your first of anything!

About Me

Hi there! I'm a geologist by training but a wife, mom and quilter by choice. I live, sew, walk, bake, take photos and love life in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Email me krista(dot)hennebury(at)shaw(dot)ca